Would You Live Here?

Learn more about converting retail shops into residential homes

When your corner store goes belly-up, maybe there is something you can do - move in. In the final episode of our series on alternative housing, James Murray meets people who have turned retail shops into residential homes.

Learn more about container homes

Learn more about cohousing

James Murray introduces us to a group of people in Vancouver who are sharing more than just space - they're creating a new kind of co-operative community. It's all part of the growing cohousing movement, created in Denmark in the 1960's and now with locations operating in BC, Alberta and Ontario.